Chapter 193 The bad news finally arrived
According to the frontline telegraph.
The Japanese army had more than 5,000 people just put down their landing ships to establish positions on the mudflats, and there were countless giant transport ships staying on the sea in the distance.
However, the troops ordered to station on the Jinshan Guards that day, due to the poor transmission of military orders, there were only two poor artillery companies and a security regiment soldiers.
Needless to mention those generals, even if they pick a serviceman in the headquarters, they know that the Kingsoft Guard can no longer defend it.
The generals of the army who hurried into the headquarters all had frost on their faces.
The Japanese army's new troops landed in Jinshanwei, which not only meant a complete failure in the Battle of Songhu, but also the Japanese army's troops from the rear wing had not yet shown their ferociousness, but they had already made them feel chilled.
The Japanese wanted to attack from the front and back, and to make dumplings for hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the western front of Shanghai. It was a big appetite.
However, they had to admit that the more than 200,000 Japanese troops in front of them were already unbearable. Suddenly, two or three divisions came from the flank, and the balance of power that was currently hard-working will be completely broken.
The oath that the top Chinese figure flew to the front line a few days ago to inspire all the soldiers to fight the enemy tenaciously is still heard, but in the face of the current reality of the Japanese army landing on the Kingsoft Guard, it seems extremely ridiculous.
The entire army immediately retreated, before the Japanese army needed time to place troops from sea to the left wing of Shanghai. The Chinese army generals who walked into the theater command were extremely rare without quarrels and almost unanimously put forward this suggestion.
Before entering the conference room, someone had ordered his adjutant to bring his own warrant to inform the subordinate departments to pack up supplies and prepare for retreat.
From west Shanghai to Jinling, there is only one highway, with 500,000 troops all crowded on it, and Japanese planes bombing would appear above their heads. These generals know more than anyone else how miserable it would be.
But no one wants to be the last one, this is also human nature.
The commander in Jinling is also brightly lit, but it is surprisingly quiet.
Several big men who could stomp their feet and sway in China stood in front of the large Songhu War Zone map.
Compared with the panic of the frontline generals, the more scheming people were obviously more calm.
However, their mood is much worse than the seemingly calm surface.
The defeat on the front line is a loss of life for the soldiers, but for them, their wealth of half of their lives is less than half.
For this Battle of Shanghai, the Guangdong Army, the Yunnan Army, the Hunan Army, the Sichuan Army, the Guangxi Army, the Central Army... Except for northern China that started the war early, almost all provinces in eastern and southern China were elite. A few bigwigs were thrusting their back teeth and taking out their trump cards?
It’s not that they are all heroes. The key is that they dare to hide at this critical moment. The leader’s big hat of “the war of resistance is not effective and the war is not invincible” arouses public anger. No matter how big the head is, it can’t stand it!
But if the trump cards that they took out were gone in one battle with gritted teeth, what else would they use to be the boss on their territory?
If it weren't for the leader of the eldest brother's battle, he would have devoted himself to the elite of the Central Army under his command, from the teaching corps to the three divisions of the Imperial Army to more than a dozen reorganized divisions, probably these people would have to jump up and curse.
Even so, the atmosphere in the conference room was almost solidified, and the school officials who were responsible for recording the meeting didn't even dare to breathe.
The leader's face was also serious, staring at the map for a long time without saying a word.
At this time, he no longer cared about the pain, but finally realized that he had made a big mistake.
The Japanese did not take the International Joint Conference with all his hopes seriously. The show of weakness at the Joint Conference these days is nothing more than delaying time and a typical strategic deception.
Yes, contrary to the Chinese military's reaction, the Japanese Songhu Expeditionary Force Command located in Songhu City District was already full of joy after receiving the news that the 10th Army had begun to land.
The Chinese are not only blinded by the base's diplomatic weakness, but also completely deceived in tactics.
Landing in Kingsoft is actually an adventure at the base camp.
The wide mudflats of Kingsoft Wei were not suitable for large-scale landing wars. The coast with insufficient water depth caused large ships to be unable to approach the shore at all. The 2,000-ton destroyer could only park on the water three kilometers away from the sea.
If the troops cannot be quickly deployed and the positions that put pressure on the defenders on the tidal flats are very likely to turn a large landing battle into a suicide battle. The defenders with fortifications can easily use machine guns to shoot infantry walking on the tidal flats at heavy steps.
Therefore, since October, the Songhu dispatched troops deliberately ignored the Songjiang area and placed all the attack directions west of Songhu, suppressing the main force of the Chinese side that had gradually withdrawn from the city area in the western area.
Even no reconnaissance plane was sent to investigate the Kingsoft Wei area, but only some intelligence personnel who had lived in China for a long time were sent to investigate.
Now it seems that they succeeded.
The Chinese ignored this coastline that was not suitable for large-scale landings, and the number of troops stationed in the local area would never exceed one battalion.
Perhaps, due to the terrain, they could only use the oil-adding tactic to invest their troops and would suffer considerable casualties, but it is almost certain that this landing battle will definitely be successful.
For the commander of the Songhu Expeditionary Army, General Matsui Ishione, the number of casualties is not important. What is important is that the success of the Kingsoft Landing Battle can destroy the hundreds of thousands of China's most elite army in one battle.
It is no longer a battle-level victory, but almost a strategic victory that determines the national war between the two countries.
Does China, a giant who has become extremely weak, have the chance to train such an elite army of hundreds of thousands? Obviously, the Imperial Japanese Army, which has invested 500,000 troops from the two fronts of the north and southeast, will not give them this opportunity again.
The opportunity to expand territory and achieve success is right in front of you. Why can't this Japanese Army general smile?
This morning was undoubtedly a torment for both China and Japan, who had different mentalities.
One side must make a decision about whether to fight or retreat, and the other side hopes that the left hook he quietly can knock the opponent out of his opponent with a single blow, and then slaughter him at will.
Only Tang Dao, the little butterfly, knew that China finally decided to retreat, and the Japanese side almost succeeded a little.
In fact, whether it is successful or not, their goal is finally achieved.
Although hundreds of thousands of elite Chinese players who participated in this battle did not have enough Mo to be in Songhu, under the stupid control of some upper-class people, they were finally squeezed out the last drop of blood in the Battle of Jinling one month later.
However, Matsui Ishigen's ambitions have not been realized. Without elite troops, then the second-line soldiers will be on the second-line soldiers. If the second-line soldiers are gone, then the strong men will be on the first.
China has been defeated repeatedly, but has been defeated repeatedly. A China that does not surrender is invincible.
Of course, it is still the future. What Tang Dao has to face now is whether to go south to Songjiang with the 26th Division.
'The command of the Songhu War Zone Command, the 26th Division of the 43rd Army immediately entered Songjiang County and guarded for three days and nights! Those who say they want to retreat, kill!' The command of the war zone command was on the extremely simple desk in front of Lieutenant General Guo, the commander of the 43rd Army.
The joy of having Tang Dao presented a cart of canned beef that had been famous in the entire army was already under his command.
Lieutenant General Guo moved away from the telegram and turned his gaze to Tang Dao standing in front of him, frowned.
He was not waiting for Tang Dao to lead the Sixing camp with only one hundred people to follow him to Songjiang, but was trying to persuade Tang Dao to leave.
"Battleman Commander Tang, please go with Sixing Battalion! From here, go to Baihe Port and leave through the bridge. I have more than 200 wounded soldiers of my 43rd Army. I will give you my entrustedness." Lieutenant General Guo sighed.
The Japanese army is about to attack, but he is only 700,000, and the ending can be calculated with his toes.
Chapter completed!